Discovering Stone
The official publication for the Australian Stone Advisory Association, Discovering Stone is circulated to all major specifiers and industry related companies.
Articles
Townhouses get the quartzite touch
Cosentino’s Sensa range is featured in townhouses located in the Melbourne suburb of Caufield. They have been designed to appeal to a broad market. This residential development in Caulfield (VIC) comprises two townhouses that were built to be sold to unknown buyers. As a result, they needed to appeal to [...]
A marble sink restored as new
The marble kitchen bench in a Melbourne apartment looked destined to be a write off. The tenant had been cleaning it with harsh chemicals, used it as a cutting board and hadn’t bothered to wipe up any acidic liquid spills like lemon juice or vinegar. So the once flawless surface [...]
Checking the status of stone sealing
Need to know if the new stone tile, paver or existing installation is already effectively sealed, partially sealed or not sealed? Or whether it can be sealed at all? Determining if a stone is sealed is an important question which must be answered prior to considering the application of a [...]
Formulated for a brighter future
By Joe Simpson Ongoing research and development has been driving the evolution of sealants, adhesives, grouts, and after-care products for the stone industry. These technical advances, mostly incremental but with the occasional step-change, seek to address on-site issues such as speed of installation, challenging substrates, sound reduction, grout haze, and [...]
Surfaces expands to China in 2019
The International Surface Event (TISE) will launch Surfaces and Design Event China (Surfaces China), a tradeshow that will be held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from December 11 to 13, 2019. According to event organiser, Informa, China is currently the largest importer of natural stone blocks, and the [...]
Bathroom products in marble
Gallaria is a Sydney based company that manufactures a number of marble product lines. It says it can literally create any design from marble, which is where the collaboration process with its designers starts. It has also launched its own brand called Mamo, which houses a collection of ready to [...]
Stone Doctor launches consultancy
Specialists in stone and tile care, Stone Doctor has expanded its business and launched a consultancy service called Stone Consultants Australia. Founder and principal consultant Simon Gabriel believes consumers of natural stone face common, recurring issues relating to selecting, procuring, fabricating, installing and maintaining these surfaces. For example, incorrect decisions [...]
Machine knowledge gained on-site
Discovering Stone’s machinery editor, Phil Ashley attended the opening of Biesse Group’s Sydney campus. Biesse Group refers to its Australian showroom that opened in Wetherill Park in Sydney’s western suburbs recently, as a campus because it is considered a place of learning. Much more than a traditional showroom, the Sydney [...]
Semi-precious surfaces
The popularity of hand-made, artisanal crafts has seen renewed interest in the use of semi-precious stones as surface finishes for walls, benchtops, splashbacks and vanities. Caesarstone has a range where slices of agate, quartz, amethyst and even petrified wood are hand-cut and bound to produce strikingly different surfaces, some of [...]
The dark side of kitchens
Lighter, muted palettes are slowly making way for a bold trend in kitchen design that promises to take the drama up by a notch – black kitchens. Using black in the heart of homes infuses a sense of mystery in the space. As a darker colour, it’s also easier to [...]